{{Notice|The most recent documentation for SD card formatting can be found here: [[Bootable_SD_card]]}}

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{{Notice|'''WARNING''' : The CardTricks utility is obsolete. '''It may not correctly install the current version of CHDK.''' It is also not recommended use with cameras released after 2010 or with SD cards bigger than 4Gb. The most recent documentation about SD card preparation for use with CHDK can always be found atthis link> [[Prepare_your_SD_card| Prepare Your SD Card]]}}

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<blockquote>"Card Tricks - a small utility to help manage SD cards" created by [http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,964.0.html whim].</blockquote>

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<blockquote>"CardTricks - a small utility to help manage SD cards" created by [http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,964.0.html whim].</blockquote>

*[http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,964.0.html Card Tricks - a small utility to help manage SD cards] (Forum)

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*[http://chdk.setepontos.com/index.php/topic,964.0.html CardTricks - a small utility to help manage SD cards] (Forum)

*[[CHDK For Newbies - How To Install]]

*[[CHDK For Newbies - How To Install]]

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This is a special version of CardTricks to also allow making FAT32 partitions bootable.

This is a special version of CardTricks to also allow making FAT32 partitions bootable.

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When the option '''[CF boot sector]'''is checked, the following strings are written to MBR:

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When the option '''[CF boot sector]'''is checked, the following strings are written to MBR:

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FAT16: at 0x2B "EOS_DEVELOP" at 0x40 "BOOTDISK"

FAT16: at 0x2B "EOS_DEVELOP" at 0x40 "BOOTDISK"

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Note that, because the program was originally developed just for CHDK on SD cards, it will not allow you to format cards <= 4GB as FAT32.

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Note that, because the program was originally developed just for CHDK on SD cards, it will not allow you to format cards <= 4GB as FAT32.

For Canon P&S owners there is no new functionality.

For Canon P&S owners there is no new functionality.

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Please note: the cmdline utils DO NOT CHECK the file system - after running

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Please note: the cmdline utils DO NOT CHECK the file system - after running

<tt>bootableCF32.exe</tt> on a FAT16 card, or <tt>bootable(CF).exe</tt> on a FAT32 card you will need to FORMAT and '''LOSE ALL DATA !'''

<tt>bootableCF32.exe</tt> on a FAT16 card, or <tt>bootable(CF).exe</tt> on a FAT32 card you will need to FORMAT and '''LOSE ALL DATA !'''

Latest revision as of 01:15, February 15, 2015

WARNING : The CardTricks utility is obsolete. It may not correctly install the current version of CHDK. It is also not recommended use with cameras released after 2010 or with SD cards bigger than 4Gb. The most recent documentation about SD card preparation for use with CHDK can always be found at this link> Prepare Your SD Card

"CardTricks - a small utility to help manage SD cards" created by whim.

Cardtricks is written in the AutoIt scripting language. More informations about this very powerful, free tool can be found on the AutoIt v3 Homepage.

CardtricksXXX.exe is a self-expanding file. When it is started it creates a sub-folder on the current folder, named Cardtricks, then it copies its source code, unpackers, the helper tools like the dumpers & the bintext tool, GUI images and some other stuff into this folder.

When Cardtricks is started the first time, it creates also its configuration file named CardtricksXXX.ini in the folder from where it was started from.So check whether you have the permission to write & create files/folders when you start Cardtricks, e.g. create a new folder in your personal user area, copy CardtricksXXX.exe to this folder and run it from there.